Stuffed Jalapeños

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 10 large jalapenos
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
• 10 cocktail franks (or little smokeys)
• 1/4 lb smoked bacon, strips
• 10 toothpicks (for securing)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 pull stems off jalapeños and rinse.
• 3 slice jalapeños in half, lengthwise, and remove all seeds.
• 4 fill (but don't overfill) each jalapeño half with cream cheese.
• 5 place cocktail frank between two jalapeño halves.
• 6 wrap one slice of bacon around stuffed jalapeño and secure with a toothpick.
• 7 place stuffed jalapeños in a shallow baking dish and cook on 350 for at least 30-45 minutes (do not cook on a cookie sheet, otherwise bacon grease will get all over your oven).
• 8 note: the longer you cook the jalapeños, the less kick they will have. i would not recommend cooking for less than 30 minutes, however, since the bacon needs to be cooked thoroughly.